Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and CultureJohn S. Bowman Columbia University Press, 2000 M09 5 - 512 pages Containing more information on Asian culture than any other English-language reference work, Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture is the first of its kind: a set of more than thirty chronologies for all the countries of Asia—East, South, Southeast, and Central—from the Paleolithic era through 1998. Each entry is clearly dated and, unlike most chronologies found in standard history texts, the entries are complete and detailed enough to provide virtually a sequential history of the vast and rich span of Asian cultures. The contributing writers and editors have ensured the book's usefulness to general readers by identifying individuals and groups, locating places and regions, explaining events and movements, and defining unfamiliar words and concepts. |
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... Khan of the Mongols –Chinggis ( Ghengis ) Khan . Autumn 1206 : Jin forces repulse the Song of- fensive , cross the Huai River , and occupy Song strongholds in southern Shaanxi . Fighting continues intermittently through the next year ...
... Khan of the Mongols . He moves his capital from Karakoram in Mongolia to Beijing and pre- pares to invade Song China ... Khan's court at Beijing . 1276-1278 : Mongols resume southward ad- vance and continue their conquest , breaking up ...
... Khan of the Mongols, entertains proposals for governing the conquered domains of China. “If the proposals are useful, the court will liberally promote and reward the persons who make the proposals,” he promises. 1267: Khubilai Khan ...
... Khan launches raids into Shanxi. He cap- tures or kills 200,000 Chinese in his path, seizes a million head of livestock, and burns thousands of dwellings. July–November 1547: A government agency reports that piracy is out of control ...
... Khan, ending the incessant raiding along the northern frontier. 1573–1620: The Wanli emperor reigns. Dur- ing the first years of his era, capable minis- ters restore the empire's finances. Later, there is deadlock between the emperor ...